We at Airedale Social Movement have started several Knit & Natter groups in #carehomes & residents respond brilliantly! It gives residents a purpose as the knitting has been donated to good causes e.g. a refugee charity x.com/TheAbbeyfield/…

Board games make a perfect excuse to get with your friends or loved ones and have some fun! Read more about the best board games for older people in our latest blog: goo.gl/s3k7Vv

*New* For #socialcare to thrive it needs a community-centred revolution theguardian.com/social-care-ne…

We have had #pingpong sessions in several #carehomes during our project & residents have always enjoyed the gentle #exercise & fierce #competition! theguardian.com/social-care-ne…

"These examples are not exceptions - nearly 80% of care providers are rated as good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission." Sharon Blackburn highlights examples of vibrant community care homes in response to our piece 'Reimagining the care home' bit.ly/2GWfmQk

Our latest newsletter is packed with #wellbeing news & upcoming events: mailchi.mp/d01f771ccb2e/b… #WellbeingTogether #WellbeingisSocial #happiness

I’ll be going to as many #Anchor care homes as possible tomorrow for #CareHomeOpenDay If you have never visited your local care home please take the chance to drop in, find out more about what they do and any #community links that could be made #CHOD2018 anchor.org.uk/our-properties…

In hot weather like this having somewhere in the shade where you can #comeinandrest is really useful x.com/TTSLeeds/statu…

Still in #Bradford some great environmental changes @Ashcroft_AT #publife #salon #shop #CHOD2018

It's Care Home community open day tomorrow & an opportunity for you to go & look around your local home & make connections with residents! #CHOD2018 #carehomes #olderpeople #community

Great work David! x.com/DavidWood_AT/s…

This is fantastic to see arts being socially prescribed to improve #wellbeing! #olderpeople #creativity x.com/AgeofCreativit…

Interesting read about a four-year programme to introduce high quality arts into care homes in Wales. @Baring_Found National Care Forum CareHomesUK ow.ly/DTrt30jpKPa

The lovely Betty, who is 93 years young and living at one of our houses in Dorset, loves making quilts in her spare time. She finished this beautiful one recently after spending a whole year making it! 💕

The Airedale Social Movement will be finishing on 18 May. If you have any queries about the resources or our work please contact [email protected] before that date. Thank you! #carehomes #community #activities #engagement

The AireSocMovement #Community Engagement toolkit for #Carehomes is now live Download at: alzheimers.org.uk/carehometoolkit Along with our amendable letter & poster templates alzheimers.org.uk/carehomeposters alzheimers.org.uk/carehomeletters #activities #communitylinks #olderpeople

To celebrate and support communities mobilising across England to improve experiences of health and care services, the Health as a Social Movement programme has worked in partnership with six project sites across the country. Find out more: bit.ly/2riDIhh #RSAHealth

Our resources for Care Homes are now all on one page: alzheimers.org.uk/carehometoolkit Check out the page for our toolkit & poster & letter templates to help #carehomes become more #community #engaged #activities #olderpeople

Thank you & goodbye! Airedale Social Movement has now come to an end. A big thank you from the team, we appreciate all of your support over the last 3 years! Check out our toolkit for #carehomes to become more #community focused: alzheimers.org.uk/carehometoolkit All the best :)